State Government

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to life in federal prison, plus a consecutive 10-year term, for child exploitation crimes involving a minor in Martin County, Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a subpoena to Lorex, a company known for manufacturing home security cameras, as part of an investigation into potential consumer protection and data…

A man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor in Key West.

A Brevard County man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for distributing cocaine.

A former eighth-grade teacher from St. Augustine has pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a 14-year-old child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a video.

Six individuals have been arrested in North Florida as part of “Operation Summer Hurricane,” an undercover initiative targeting online child predators.

Derek Somerset, a 46-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to escaping from the custody of the Attorney General and the Attorney General’s authorized representative.

Torrey Taylor, a 44-year-old resident of Tampa, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Twelve individuals from Lakeland and Winter Haven have been charged with wire fraud in connection to alleged misuse of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to an announcement by United…

Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of Alexander Dean Francis, 33, of Winter Springs, on August 28, 2025.

Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of Logan Morrison, a former certified nursing assistant at Dayspring Senior Living LLC in Hilliard, Florida.

A Lake County resident, Michelle Nicole Marie Brannon, has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal agency and providing contraband to a federal prisoner.

Eddie Lee Shular Jr., a 36-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Traveous Anderson, 39, of Palmetto, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture.

Bennie Charles Deloach, 36, of Cantonment, Florida, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced that the state has filed to reclassify xylazine as a Schedule I controlled substance, with an exemption for veterinary use.

A Tierra Verde man, Andrew Newburg, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber also ordered that Newburg…

Three foreign nationals have been indicted in Jacksonville, Florida, for illegal reentry into the United States after previous deportations. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that Francisco Juarez-Hernandez, 25, of…

A Tampa resident has pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud related to the theft of over $500,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.

A Florida resident, Alexis Garcia, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by running an off-the-books payroll scheme.

A Florida man has admitted to his involvement in a payroll fraud scheme designed to avoid paying federal employment taxes and defraud workers’ compensation insurers.

James Randall Lacy, a 60-year-old resident of Fort Myers, has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes.

Tyrese Littles, a 25-year-old from DeLand, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for his role in a convenience store robbery.

Erik Gammons, a 42-year-old resident of Marianna, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession with intent to distribute significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine.